Yesterday was an amazing day here in Maryland. I took the opportunity to walk along the Severn River at a local beach which is part of Sullivan’s Cove. There is a live bog here, which is vital to filtering out pollutants. I had no intention of doing a Weekly Photo Challenge; being that I was completely stumped about the word “Hope”. After taking photos of a Mallard Couple, I decided to take a walk along the beach. Sadly, my thoughts of nature and it’s beauty became littered, literally with litter. My hope is have people more aware of taking responsibility for their trash. Residents, boaters, visitors need to be aware that it just doesn’t disappear if it lands in the water. We want to enjoy these natural wonders and they are vital to our existence. Wow! There it is…”Hope”! I did pick these items up by the way; with a stick.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Hope
I really love your work….so colorful and and artful! 🙂
Thank you, I look forward to sharing more!
Give up on hope and hope will find you… Take care 🙂
Good thought.
Nicely done! (On both counts ~ mallard image + cleaning up after other people!)
Thanks. The mallards were very cooperative..
I hear ya! funny, there is a Severn River near where I work in Muskoka.
Interesting. I wonder what the meaning of the word is? I should google it.
We have come a long way since the days of dumping in the rivers and the sea…but we still have a very long way to go. We could all do with less packaging and change the throw away society we have become. Great message and photos!
Agree. Thanks for the wise comment.
The River Severn is three of four miles from my home, but it is not the same river as you walked along, Jennifer. 🙂
I bet. I’ve seen your photos..they are beautiful.
Amen! Jenn. Thanks for letting people know what is going on in this world. It only take a second to put it in the trash. Love the bird photo!
Thanks, even the small things we do can add up to help save the Chesapeake bay and surrounding rivers, streams, and even bogs.
I have been thinking of leaving the garbage in my photos as a message to people to be aware of the effects that they make on the environment. I would rather it not be there but thank you for the reminder. really like the B/W
I wish it hadn’t of been there either. It’s not typically my type of subject to photograph. Thanks.
Loved the duck waiting for his ‘photo op’ ……. good message!
They were posing and flexing the whole time. Thanks.
There were several more poses but this one seemed the funniest.
Beautiful photos Jennifer and beautiful message! [I wish everyone would do the same.]
🙂 Thanks for the support.